# How can I do V ray light settings in sketch up

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**Category:** V-Ray for SketchUp\
**Tags:** modeling\
**Created:** [February 3, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-can-i-do-v-ray-light-settings-in-sketch-up/312153 "2025-02-03T12:57:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![zeeshan122922](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47774/32.png) [@zeeshan122922](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/zeeshan122922)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-can-i-do-v-ray-light-settings-in-sketch-up/312153/1 "2025-02-03T12:57:43Z")

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How can I do V ray light settings in sketch up.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-can-i-do-v-ray-light-settings-in-sketch-up/312153/2 "2025-02-03T12:58:33Z")

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Light settings are done in Vray, not in SketchUp.

> **[Learn how to render in SketchUp using V-Ray | Chaos](https://www.chaos.com/vray/sketchup/getting-started)**
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> Essential resources and tips to help you achieve the best rendering results in SketchUp.

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**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-can-i-do-v-ray-light-settings-in-sketch-up/312153/3 "2025-02-03T13:18:24Z")

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> [@zeeshan122922](#):
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> How can I do V ray light settings in sketch up.

You need a current SketchUp Studio subscription to use V-Ray.

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**Author:** ![francisquitof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/francisquitof/32/191263_2.png) [@francisquitof](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/francisquitof)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-can-i-do-v-ray-light-settings-in-sketch-up/312153/4 "2025-02-03T14:16:19Z")

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Or a Vray license acquired directly from the Chaos website.

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**Author:** ![francisquitof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/francisquitof/32/191263_2.png) [@francisquitof](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/francisquitof)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-can-i-do-v-ray-light-settings-in-sketch-up/312153/5 "2025-02-03T14:20:17Z")

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The only light setting you can do in sketchup is the sun light using the shadows tool bar or from the shadows tray. Artificial lights setting are on the vray asset editor.